dl function

fred514

Hi,

I'm very new to PHP and have a C++ dynamic library I want to use. This library is a .so compiled with Linux and can be used by any program on my machine.

With PHP's dl() function, can I use my shared object or do I need to modify it to meet some kind of API? I have not found a lot of information on the net. People alway use .so, but not so many talk of how to write them.

So my question is how do we use dl(), and can it load any dynamic library?

Fred

fred514

So nobody knows how php dl() function works and how to write extensions ???

piersk

As far as I am aware it can load any extension. use it like this:

<?php

$extension="/path/to/your/extension.type";

dl($extension);

?>

The best place to look is of course the manual.

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fred514

I actually read the manual and, however, it doesn't say much more that what you wrote.

Let's say my library contains a function foo(). Does that mean that once my library has been loaded, I will be able to use the fucntion?

Also, the library is in C++, does that mean that I will be able to create some instance of classes and use them?

Such information is not part of the manual, and I have not been able to find it anywhere else. As I said, I am quite new to PHP and maybe don't look at the good place.

I'm just seeking some guidance.

piersk

No, you should be able to use the classes and functions if you have written them so that PHP can use them.

I myself haven't written any libraries, so I dont know how you would write them so that PHP can use them, but I'm sure it can be done.

fred514

Originally posted by piersk
No, you should be able to use the classes and functions if you have written them so that PHP can use them.

Does anybody know where I can find info about how to write functions so that PHP can use them?